Figure 7
From: High-pressure carbon monoxide preserves rat kidney grafts from apoptosis and inflammation
Cortical mRNA expression by real-time RT-PCR assay. The relative mRNA expression of interferon (IFN)-γ, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), interleukin (IL)-6, and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) at 3 (a) and 24 h after kidney transplantation (b) is shown. Changes in mRNA expression vs one sample of the control group were calculated. The relative quantity is presented as the ratio of the comparative cycle threshold (Ct) of the target genes against those of housekeeping gene 18. Data are representative of three independent experiments and indicate the mean ratio of triplicate results from each experiment. Data are expressed as means±s.d. Tukey’s test, **P<0.01, *P<0.05.
